Bruns was born in Berlin. and Roglit Ishay. The ensemble performed at concerts all over Europe. From 1993 to 2000 Bruns was one of the artistic directors of the . Between 1998 and 2005 he was professor at the
Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber and since 2005 at the
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Bruns has been principal guest conductor of the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra Leipzig since 2006. There are numerous radio and CD recordings of Bruns, including complete recordings of the six
Bach's suites, the
Brahms' sonatas, the works of
Gabriel Fauré and
Robert Schumann.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's concerto in A minor, recorded together with the
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin was awarded the Cannes Classical Award "Best CD of the Year" in 2001. The cellist produced recordings together with other renowned orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Dresden, the
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester and the Mendelssohn Kammerorchester Leipzig. Bruns plays on a
Tononi cello dated 1730, the "Ex Pablo Casals". == Discography ==